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Roy Blunt is an American politician currently serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri, a position he has held since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Blunt previously served as a United States Representative from 1997 to 2011. Throughout his career, he has focused on various issues including public health, research funding, and bipartisan cooperation in Congress.
this week we are considering the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act. I think it is fair to say that this is one of the most important packages of conservation legislation that we have seen in a long time. It might be fair to say that…
today we are on the Senate floor at a time when, once again, we are attempting as a country to reconcile things that should have been reconciled long ago. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery shocked and outraged…
we have seen things in the pandemic crisis that nobody in living memory has dealt with. In so many ways we are writing the book and trying to read the book at the same time, trying to figure out how we get to where we need to be. Clearly…
let me join my other colleagues in appreciation for Senator Ernst and her service in Iraqi Freedom, her two decades of service, being ready and able to go whenever she was called to go, and her continued service here, and her appreciation…
this is National Police Week. It is one of the weeks that I always look forward to. For years now, it has been an opportunity to spend time with people who protect us--who protect all of us. We get a chance each day to say thank you to the…
let me first of all join with my good friend, Senator Cardin, in appreciating the incredible work that really so many Federal employees have done to make these programs work. I was with the SBA Director about 2 weeks ago on Friday. She…
I am tempted to talk about all of the problems we have had in getting to this point with this legislation, but I am wondering if now is not the time to talk about why we need to get this done. We have heard a lot about who is wrong and who…
the response to the coronavirus has made it clear that there are lots of things that are the responsibility of individuals, things like staying at home if you are sick--frankly, staying home if you are more likely than others to be…
reserving the right to object, I must admit I was sitting here, and I thought I was coming over for H.R. 1 from the House, which was attempted to be put on the floor--a bill that was supposedly designed to create ballot security--and I got…
I have 8 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following…
I want to talk for a few moments about where we are with the coronavirus response and the supplemental. I think all Senators will have an opportunity to be updated again today. This is not a new place for us to be. This time last year, the…
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess under the previous order. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, under the previous order, the Senate stands in recess until 2:15 p.m. Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:28 p.m., recessed until…
I want to talk today about Black History Month and, specifically, about Black History Month and baseball. This month marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the first successful, organized league for professional African-American…
this policy is shortsighted and wrong, and it was rushed to its implementation. There was no reason for any of those things to happen. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Rhode Island. Operation Homecoming
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Organ Allocation System
Missourians and many of our closest neighbors waiting for the life-changing moment that happens when you have a liver transplant now have to have one more hurdle in the process that they have to go through to make that happen. There is a…
later today I will vote to acquit the President on the charges of the two Articles of Impeachment. A not- guilty verdict, as every Senator on this floor has known for some time, was always what would happen in a House-driven, partisan…
Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senators Hawley, Wicker, and Capito. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senators Blunt, Hawley, Wicker, and Capito is addressed to counsel for the…
Mr. Chief Justice. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The Senator from Missouri. =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S725, January 30, 2020, third column, the following appears: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from…
Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Senators McCaskill--McSally, rather--Lankford--it was a terrifying moment--on behalf of myself, Senator McSally, Senator Lankford, Senator Gardner, Senator Capito, and…
Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, was killed by U.S. forces last week. That has already been well discussed and well understood. The failing regime in Iran has done everything it could, between his death and right now, to…
I ask unanimous consent that with respect to the McFarland nomination, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…
I am glad to finally be here today, talking about the final conclusions we have reached on the appropriations bill generally but, specifically, the Labor and Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill. We are now a…
on Monday I spoke at the annual meeting of the Missouri Farm Bureau, and, in our State, as in, frankly, almost every other State, the No. 1 economic activity in terms of value produced is agriculture. Where we live in the middle of the…
I ask unanimous consent that Leighton Grant, who is the military fellow in our office and has been this last year, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered…
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